Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments.
Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors scooped up equities, shaking off the initial concerns inferred from the Fed's dot plot, with tech stocks leading the charge.
Shares of cloud security and performance company Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) fell 2.7% in the afternoon session after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point, while signaling one rate cut in 2026 which was lower than expected.
The best-performing stocks typically have robust sales growth, increasing margins, and rising returns on capital,
and those that can maintain this trifecta year in and year out often become the legends of the investing world.
Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article.
These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.
As financial markets brace for potential shifts in monetary policy, investors are keenly focused on the Federal Reserve's next moves. Historically, the initial reduction of the federal funds rate by the central bank has often signaled a turning point for equity markets, frequently paving the way for substantial gains in
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q2 behind us, let’s have a look at Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) and its peers.
Software is eating the world, and virtually no business is left untouched by it. This secular theme makes SaaS companies attractive investment candidates but also comes with higher valuations that make re-ratings harder.
Unfortunately, the rich prices have held them back over the past six months as the industry’s gain of 3.7% has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 9.7% rise.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and the rest of the content delivery stocks fared in Q2.
Shares of cloud security and performance company Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) fell 2.8% in the afternoon session after a broad-based selloff in the technology sector pulled the wider market down from recent highs.
Putting Scarlett Johansson on a list of the most influential names in AI over Elon Musk drew backlash for TIME last year. The magazine made sure to include Musk this year.
Shares of cloud security and performance company Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) jumped 4.2% in the afternoon session after the stock extended its positive momentum as the company announced a new suite of AI security features and integrations aimed at helping businesses safely adopt artificial intelligence.
Cloudflare (NET) breaking out of the wedge pattern in the early going here, but not a lot of body to the candle so far. Holding support underneath and attempting to bounce off of it.
